"THE ART DEALERS RESIDENCE - DESIGN"

As discussed in the introduction to this project, i have designed the art gallery & residence around the idea that it would be used locally by local artist and also act as a place where people could come and interact with each other.


THE SITE PLAN AT 1:500, THE FRONT BOUNDARY OF THE SITE IS ANGLED AND I HAVE LEFT A TRANSITION SPACE BETWEEN THE FOOTPATH AND THE ENTRY WITH STAIRS THAT LEAD TO AND ENTER THE MAIN ENTRY HALL.


THE ART DEALERS COMPLEX IS LAYED OUT ON TWO MAIN LEVELS, THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL HAS THE MAIN ENTRY HALL WHICH IS AT 45 DEGREES IN RELATION TO THE OTHER PARTS OF THE BUILDING AND EVERYTHING IS ORGANISED AROUND THIS. THE RECEPTION AREA IS IN THIS 45 DEGREE ELEMENT, WITH THE LARGER GALLERY TO THE NORTH OF THE MAIN ENTRY AND THE SMALLER GALLERY TO THE EAST OF THE MAIN ENTRY. THE STAIRS TO THE UPPER LEVEL ARE ALSO ACCESSED FROM THIS LEVEL, AND ACCESS TO THE CENTRALISED COURTYARD, WHICH ALSO LEADS TO THE AMENITIES, WORKSHOP & STORE ROOM. I HAVE POSITIONED THE WORKSHOP WITH LARGE DOORS OF THIS AREA SO THAT ARTIST COULD DO DEMONSTRATIONS ON HOW THEY GO ABOUT THERE WORK.
I HAVE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A LOWERED AMPHITHEATRE WHERE PEOPLE COULD DO PERFORMANCE ART, OR WHERE LOCAL PEOPLE COULD JUST COME IN TO THE COMPLEX AND SIT ON THE STEPS AND INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER. THERE IS ALSO A LARGE COVERED OUTDOOR ARE ADJACENT TO THIS THAT COULD BE USED FOR FUNCTIONS OR AS ANOTHER OUTDOOR GALLERY.


THE FIRST FLOOR ACCESSED FROM THE STAIRS IN THE ENTRY HALL WHICH FLARE OUT AT THE BOTTOM AS A GESTURE TO INVITE THE OCCUPANT TO ASCEND, CONSISTS OF THE MEZZANINE LEVEL WHICH PEOPLE COULD BE ON AT THE START OF A FUNCTION AND WATCH AND INTERACT AS PEOPLE ENTERED THE GALLERY ALSO A PLACE WHERE THE PROPRIETER OR ARTIST COULD GIVE AN ADDRESS ABOPUT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EVENING.
THE NEXT AREA ON THE UPPER LEVEL IS THE CAFE AREA WHICH LOOKS OVER THE GROUND FLOOR OUTDOOR AREA & AMPHITHEATRE, THIS CAFE ALSO CONSISTS OF A BALCONY SO THAT THE OCCUPANTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR BALCONY COULD INTERACT INDIRECTLY WITH THE PEOPLE BELOW.
AS YOU WALK THROUGH THE CAFE AREA YOU COME TO THE ART DEALERS RESIDENCE. ON ENTERING YOU COME INTO THE KITCHEN AREA SO THAT THE FAMILY COULD PREPARE FOOD FOR FUNCTIONS, THAT WOULD BE EASILY SERVED TO THE CAFE AREA. THIS FIRST SPACE ALSO INCLUDES THE LIVING AREA OF THE RESIDENCE, WHICH ACCESSES A BALCONY THAT ALSO LOOKS OVER THE GROUND FLOOR OUT DOOR AREA & AMPHITHEATRE. AS YOU MAKE YOUR WAY THROUGH THE RESIDENCE YOU COME TO THE SLEEPING QUARTERS AND BATHROOM WHICH IS ALSO ACCESSIBLE TO THE FIRST FLOOR BALCONY, NOTE HOW THE PROPORTIONS OF THE BALCONIES RELATE TO THERE USE AND ALSO HOW THEY ARE ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER SO PEOPLE ON EACH BALCONY CAN INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.